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Laparoscopic resection of a large mixed epithelial-stromal tumour of the seminal vesicle: a rare entity and review of the current literature
  1. Abhik Debnath1,
  2. Abhilash Cheriyan1,
  3. Sherin Daniel2 and
  4. Nirmal Thampi John1
  1. 1Urology, CMC Vellore, Vellore, TN, India
  2. 2Pathology, CMC Vellore, Vellore, TN, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Nirmal Thampi John; nirmaltj{at}cmcvellore.ac.in

Abstract

Mixed epithelial-stromal tumours (MESTs) of the seminal vesicle (SV) are a rare neoplasm, with biological behaviour ranging from benign to malignant. Due to their rarity, there are no established guidelines for their treatment. We report a 37-year-old man with a large MEST of the SV which was successfully resected by laparoscopic transperitoneal approach. Amidst the controversy regarding the nomenclature and grading of MESTs in literature, we reclassified the previous reports of MESTs incorporating both the WHO and Reikie et al grading.

  • urological surgery
  • urological cancer
  • urology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-238526

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors AD helped with patient consent-taking, intraoperative photography and reporting of the work described in the article. AC contributed to the reporting of manuscript and planning of work. SD took the photomicrographs and reviewed the pathological information. NTJ contributed to overall reporting and planning of work in this article.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.